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Butte, AK - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Butte  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Butte Home page. The Butte Home page provides as much information as possible on Butte. Knowing Butte’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Butte’s Home page, you will also find Butte’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Butte has a population of 3888. 51.2% of Butte’s inhabitants are Male, and 48.8 are female. 52.8% of Butte is married and 82.2% own their own home. The Average Home price is $268,401, and the average rent is $1,301. Household median income in Butte is $84,375, and the individual median income is $35,646. Butte’s Ethnic is the following: White(82.8%), Multiple(9.7%), Hispanic(4.5%), Asian(3.1%), Native(2.5%), Black(0.9%), Other(0.8%), Pacific(0.1%).


The town of Butte surrounds the geological formation Bodenburg Butte (Hutnaynut'i in the indigenous Dena'ina language), from which the town draws its name. There are two hikes to the 900-foot summit, which offers 360-degree views of the surrounding Matanuska Valley and distant Knik Glacier. Located within town is the Knik River Public Use Area (KRPUA), which provides a full spectrum of outdoor recreational opportunities and is open to motorized and non-motorized recreational pursuits.


Activities common to the area include riding off-highway vehicles (OHVs), hunting, fishing, trapping, target shooting, boating, flying planes, horseback riding, biking, hiking, camping, and wildlife viewing.Butte is also home to the Alaska Raceway Park, which has been operating for more than 50 years.


The track holds races from Mother’s Day until Labor Day and most between. The 1/3 mile asphalt oval track is certified for NASCAR races in the Whelen All American Series.Located on the southern flank of the Bodenburg Butte is the Williams Reindeer Farm, which has been operating since 1987. The Reindeer farm is featured in an episode of Discovery's Dirty Jobs.


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